{"product_id":"the-social-cultural-and-political-jessica-nina-lester-9789402421361","title":"The Social, Cultural, and Political Discourses of Autism","description":"Taking up a social constructionist position, this book illustrates the social and cultural construction of autism as made visible in everyday, educational, institutional and historical discourses, alongside a careful consideration of the bodily and material realities of embodied differences. The authors highlight the economic consequences of a disabling culture, and explore how autism fits within broader arguments related to normality, abnormality and stigma. To do this, they provide a theoretically and historically grounded discussion of autism-one designed to layer and complicate the discussions that surround autism and disability in schools, health clinics, and society writ large. In addition, they locate this discussion across two contexts - the US and the UK - and draw upon empirical examples to illustrate the key points. Located at the intersection of critical disability studies and discourse studies, the book offers a critical reframing of autism and childhood mental health disorders more generally.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jessica Nina Lester, Michelle O'Reilly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 940242136X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789402421361\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Springer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/14\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 199\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.46d","brand":"Jessica Nina Lester","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44071037698303,"sku":"9789402421361","price":119.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1c08e75e-d9b3-4bae-8c79-9844b9d57447.jpg?v=1685433787","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-social-cultural-and-political-jessica-nina-lester-9789402421361","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}